Combined paste tube holder and closure



Jan. 15, 1946. F. M. GROEDEL ,1

v QOMBINED PASTE TUBE HOLDER AND CLOSU RE v F i1 ed Sept. 15, 1943 22 32I, f a

30 INVENTOR: Ban /l1: Grogdel ATT RNEYS Patented Jan. 15, 1946 staresPer-EN? omee GOMBINE'DJPASTE TUBEJHDDDERiANB GIiOSURE ErangM. ,Groedel,New York- N: Y.

Application September 15, 1943, Serial No. 502,418; fi Claims... (Cl.206:44).

Thepresent invention relates topaste tube receptacles, closures andsupports;

It is among; the objects of --the-invention-- to incorporatein theoriginal carton inwhich-thetube is' sold at retail;facilities-for-supporting-the tubepositionconvenient: for use; as wellas for sealing or closing, .the tube, without the annoyance: ofmanipulating the screw cap with which the tube isoriginallyclosed.

In the accompanying drawing inwhich-isshown one .ofivarious possibleembodimentsof thesev eral features of the-invention,

Fig. hisa perspective-view of the closed carton,

. Fig. 2: i altransverse sectional view onvalarger scale. taken on line2+2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3* is: a: View in longitudinal cross-section taken on line 3-.-3rofFig; 1;

Fig; 411513., view in. longitudinal cross-section showingthedeviceinuseas a:tube supportrand: closure,

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the various blank elements of cardboardthat make up the box unit, and.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the stud-carrying insert.

Referring now to the drawing, the unit may comprise a foot H], from therear of which rises the floor, back or lateral tube rest II. From thesides of the foot, side walls l2 rise the height of the rear wall andpreferably taper off at l3 near their outer or upper ends and the arecontinuous and unitary with the floor I I. The device is devoid of asecond end wall and is open at the end opposite the foot. Securelyaffixed in the foot is a stud M which rises therefrom and extendsgenerally parallel to the back wall II.

The unit is preferably provided with an easel l anchored at its end IEto the under face of the floor ll near the upper end thereof, and aneasel strut ll anchored at its end I8 to the lower end of the floor, andserving to support the unit in the upright tilted position shown in Fig.4. For stability the foot is desirably provided with a wedgeshapedextension l9 that rests upon the table or shelf. Desirably, also, theupper end of the unit is perforated as at 20 to permit alternativesupport thereof by hanging from a nail or hook.

The rack unit as above described and generally shown in Fig. 4 might bemade of plastic or the like for convenient permanent use. It mightobviously be made as a multiple rack, to accommodate a plurality of.tubes in side by side relation.-

The invention is desirably incorporated in the original carton in whichthe tube is sold at retail.

. floor l l-havingunitarytherewiththe side; walls:

E2, the back reinforce flap 2 I fatzone end and the foot; flap 22:atthe' other end; connected thee back:piece by a corresponding foldilinef2. 'IheE foot flap 22 has lateraltabsa23izeach adaptedttoi be glued-tothe-outer edge of the corresponding side wall l2'i'in :set-up position,thereby1.-toiform:aai shallowfooti receptacle: 24.. The:reinforceitabiile iszreversely. bent as. at .25: and E pastedJt'Q: thenear: of i'thBxflOOl and iperf oratedi as-zatcZfl for: hangingtheLdeVice.v

The cardboardeasel gpieceA 51isatdhesivelyfconsnectedz-at its: root lto; the upper end-10f the: under face:- of the 1 floor I l and? theeeaselistrutt piece I! is similarly connected at its root .l8'.to tl:re:lower;v end 1 of :the floor; to permit:;bending about their respectivehinge folds, for insertion of the reduced extremity 2B of the strut intoa corresponding slot 21 in the easel [5. The wedgeshaped stabilizers I9are oblique extensions integral with the lower ends of the side Walls[2.

As shown in Fig. 6 a cardboard insert 28 may be snugly fitted into theshallow foot receptacle to position the tube plugging stud [4 which issecurely mounted therein. The insert 28 may comprise a rectangular bandclosed upon itself as at 30 to afford a top wall 29 and a bottom wall 3|in which is anchored the cylindrical shank 32 of the stud It, thetapered end of which protrudes thereabove. The insert 28 fits snugly andfrictionally into the foot receptacle 24 and may, if desired, be gluedor cemented therein.

Preferably, the easel piece is of height and width slightly greater thanthe rear of the box to serve as a rest 34 as best appears in Fig. 1 forthe rim of the conventional cover 35. The easel members which underliethe bottom of the closed box may be held in place by a removable paperband 36 about the closed box.

As shown, the sealed bottom 3'! of the paste tube T is retained againstthe floor of the box by the engagement therewith of the stud I4 so as toavoid looseness or rattling.

For use, the cover 35 may be discarded as may the cap 38 of the tube.The box element is conveniently set up as shown in Fig. 4, or hungagainst the wall by a hook or nail through aperture '20. The tube afteruse is readily guided into place along the lateral rest, that is,between the side walls l2 and along the floor II for its mouth 39 tobecome telescoped over the stud l4.

The carton thus affords the added utility of a convenient tube supportand an effective tube closure readily sealed by a direct downwardthrust. Even though of cardboard the combined support and closure willbe adequate for the life of the tube, and is replaced upon purchase of afresh tube.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely difierent embodiments of this invention could be madewithout departing from the scope of the claims, it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description, or shown in the accompanyingdrawing, shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecureby Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A carton for a paste tube, comprising a blank folded to form a boxhaving a floor, side walls, andone end wall and being open at the topand at the other end,'said endwall having a tapered stud projectingtherefrom into the box and parallel to. said floor, and spacedtherefrom, and serving as a retainer for the closed paste tube inthecarton, and when the open paste tube is guided from the open end of the,box between the side walls and along the floor thereof serving to plugand close said tube.

2; A carton for a paste tube, comprising a box having. a floor, sidewalls, andone end wall andbeing openat the other end, said end wallhaving a conical stud parallel to said floor, where-. by:the open tubemay be guided from theopen end of the box. between the side walls andalong thelfloor thereof to be plugged by said stud, said floor having acollapsible easel unitary therewith for supporting the floor in tiltedposition as a tuberestr r 3. A combined paste tube support and closure,

comprising a back rest for the length of the paste tube, having ashallow receptacle at one end thereof, an insert telescopically fittedinto said receptacle and a conical stud rising from said insert andserving to plug the open end of a paste tube the length of which issupported by said rest.

4. A combined paste tube carton and closure, comprising a rest for thelength of the paste tube, having side walls rising therefrom, a shallowreceptacle at one end of the carton, unitary with said rest and saidside walls, an insert telescopically fitted into said receptacle and astud rising from said insert serving to plug the open end of a pastetube, the length of which is supported :by said rest.

5. A combined paste tube carton and closure, comprising a shallowcardboard receptacle having uprising extensions from the rear and sidewalls thereof determining a lateral support for the open paste tube, acardboard insert frame filling said receptacle and having a stud mountedtherein and rising therefrom to plug the open paste tube restinguponsaid lateral support, the middle section of said support having aneasel and an easel strut unitary therewith and hinged thereto near theopposite ends of the under face thereof.

6. A paste tube carton comprising a box, open at one end and at itsface, the opposite end thereof being conformed as a shallow receptacle,an open cardboard frame snugly fitting and closing said receptacle,having, an upper and a lower wall and having a stud mounted in saidwalls, said stud serving to plug the open paste tu'be, easel meansunitary with and'hinged to the under face of the carton, the end of saidcarton having wedge-shaped extensions to serve as'a stable rest thereforwhen supported by its easel.

FRANZ M. GROEDEL.

